West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-07

Gus profanities, tho nis,len,eanol7s of twenty
yNaS, reached up their HANDS 20 tho door OF
InS ark 10 pun him out: Tho bOandhss ocean
ot MS sin surrounded his soul, howling Ike
Simoom, riving like an eurOclydon llut
LOOKING out OF the window, he saw his sins
SINK like lead into the depths OF the sca Tho
IoVe OF heaven brought an olivc-branch to
the ark. The wrath OF the hillow only pushed
him toward heaven. The Lord shut him i'm ~
The saino dooJ>iastcnings that kept Noah in
keep the world out | am glad to know that
when man reaches heaven all earthly
troubles arc done with him Here lac may
nave had II hand 10 get bread for his family
thele ne VIII mover hunger amy more lIcrc
ne may have WVpt bitterly, thCro tho Lamb
That IN tho midst OF tho throne will lead him
10 INing fountains OF water, and God will
wipe away all tears from his eyes, Here ho
may nave hard work tO get house; but in my
rather house aIo many mansions and rent
day never comes. llcrv there are death. beds and
collins, aud graves, there no sickness no
weary watching, no choking cough no con.
siming lover, no Chattcring chill, no tolling
bcll no grave. The SurroWs of lite shall come
up and knock at the door, but no admittance
Inc pefpleNiticS OF lto shall come up and
knock ON the door, but 40 admittanCe. safe
torevcrl All the agony of earth IN one wave
daShing against the bulWarks of the ship OF
celestial light shalt not break them down
Howl on, yc winds, and rage, yc scas The
Lord-"thc Lord shut him m. .n
O, what IA grand old door SO wide so
easily swung both ways, and with such sure
insteningS. No burglars key cam pick that
lock. No swarthy arm of hell can shove back
the bolt rejoice that do not ask you 10
come aboard a crazy crnft with leaking hunk
and broken helm, and uufastoncd door; hut
an ark ttty CuhltS wide aud three hundred
cublts long, and a door so largo that tho
round earth, without grazing the posts, might
bo bowlcd in
Now, n the ark Of Christ is so grand a place
I'm which TO live, and die, and triumph, como
INTO the ark. Know we'll that the door that
shut Noah i'm shut the world out aud though
when the pitilcss storm came peltng ON their
heads, they beat upon the door, saving:
Let me in lot me in.N the door did not opcn
For 10 years they woIc invited They ex.
pectcd to come in; hut the Antcdiuyinns
Sald; we must cultivate these fields;
we must he worth more nocks of
sheep and herds of cattle; we Will wait
until We get little older; we will enjoy our
old farm a littlc longer" But meanwhile
lh' storm was brewing Tho fountains 81
u'lN'h were hlliug up. The pry was being
placed beneath the foundations of the s,re,,
ueep. The last year had come tho last month
tho last week, tho last day, the last hour. the
IhSt moment In an awful dash an ocean
dropped from the sky, and another rolled M
iiom beneath; and God rolled the earth and
SKY INTO one wave OF universal destruction
10 men now put of going into the nrk
They say they will wait twenty years first
They viii have n little longer time with their
worldly associates They will wait until they
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man OF my attainments and OF my position To
surrender mysalf just now. But before the
storm comes, | Will 70 IN Yes / will 1
know what am about. Trust me- After
awhile one night about twelve o'clock going
home, he passes a scaiiolding as gust of wind
strikes t,0nd plank falls DEATH aud outside
the nrkl Or, ,rdingin the park n reckless vehicle
crashes into him, and his horse becomes nm
manageable, and hc shouts, " Whoa Whoal"
hud takes another twist i'm tho rcing and
plants bis feet against the dash board. and
pulls back But no use. It is not so much
down the avenue that he flies as on the way
% eternity Out of the wreck Of tho crash
ms body Is drawn, but his soul is
n'.'if. iloi picked up 1t fled behind n
Dead and outside the ark Or, some
nlght, he wakes up with distress that
monentarily Increases, until ne shrieks out
WIN pam The doctors como in, and they
give MN twenty drops, fifty drops sixty
drops, but no relief No time for prayer. No
time TO read one Of tho promises No time To
get single sin pardoned Tho whole house
Is Is, aroused in alarm. Tho children scream.
Tho wife faints. Tho pulses fail The heart
stops. The soul flies oh, my Coll dendl
and outside the ark
have no doubt that derision kept many
people out OF the ark. Tho world laughed TO
gee man go IN, and said: Here is n rnan
starting for the ark. Why, there will be no
deluge III there IS one that miserable shin
VIII not weather IL Ahnl going into the arltl
wen that IS top good 90 keep Here, fellows,
nave you heard the newsl This man is going
INTO tho ark" Under this artillery OF scorn
tho mans good resolution pershed
ANA 50 there are hundreds kopt out by the
fear OF dcris!on Tho young man asks him
SELF: =" What would they say nc tho store TO-
morrow morning IL / should become Chris
uant When go down b. tho club house they
would shout 'IIcrc comes that now Chris
thn suppose you are praying now. Get
Io"h ON your knees and let us hear you pray
Come now, give us a touch VIII not do H.
chf Pretty Christian YOU urc.'n Is 4 not the
rear OF being laughed 90 that keeps You out Of
the kingdom Of God, Which Of these ecorncrs
VIII keip you at the lasN Whom YOU liedown
on dying pillow, which Of them will hc
theref In the day of eternity, viii they bail
Ny friends and uclghbors. come i'm right
away. Como iu through Christ tho wide
door tho door that swings out toward You
Como in. and be- saved. Come and he hnI,py
Tho Spirit nud tio Bride say, Come Room
an the ark Room iu the ark
But do not come alone The text invites
you % bring your family "Couc thou and
on thou house. That means your wife and
your children You cannot drive them iu
II Noah had tried 30 drive the pigeons aud
the doves into the ark, be- would only have
HhttTrtd thcm some parents are not wise
about these things They make iron lulos about
Shbnuth- and they force thr ,atechi-m down
the throat. Hs thcy would hold the phild's nose
aud torco down dose of rhub1rb and calomcl
You cannot drive your children into the ark
on can draw your children 10 Christ. but
you cannot coeTcc them The cross wos
lifted not to drive. but to draw OIL be
Iitnd up ] Wi.l draw ull men unto uicn As
the suu draws up thc drops OF morning dew
80 the Sunof kighie0usue-s cxliales the tears
Of repentance
Come thou and oll thy house into ticark.p
30 surc That You bring your husband and
Wiie with you How would Noah have felt
H. whom he heard the rain p1ttcriug ON tho
roof OF thc ark. he know that hIg wife wns
outside iu the storm $50. sine went with
bin And yct some OF YOU are ON the sbiu
outward bound for heaven but your com
p1uDu I- Wsnoiicrcd You remember when
Oh. marriage ring was sef Nothing has vet
been able o. break it Sickness came and
the finger -hrnuk but tIe ring staId on Ths
twain stood alone above 90 rEilds grave. and
tuc dark mouth of the tomb swallowed up "a
thousand hopes but iHo ring dropped not
into the open grave DAYS Of poverty came.
and the hand did muIy n hard days work
but tEo rubbing of Tho work against tho
ring only made DO Shine brighter ShaI chat
ring ever De Io,tt Wil tho iron claug of tho
fcpulchre gate crush DO forcvcrf i pray God
thai Won who have been Wurred ON earth may
bc toenthcrIn heaven Ou hy Che quiet bliss
OF your earthly homo. uy tHc babes cradle.
by Oh tine vows of That dos when you started
hic together, ] beg you t0 see to be that you
both get into the ark
Come Bro, nul bring your wife or your hus-
band with YoJ not bv frctNug about re-
hkIou, or ding dnugiuv them about religion